Deputy Finance Minister and Member of Parliament for Ejisu, John Kumah has been reported dead.
Ghanamps.com has learnt that the 45-year-old MP reportedly died after a short illness.
He left behind a wife and six children.
John Ampontuah Kumah, popularly called Lawyer John Kumah, in Ejisu, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, was commonly described by his constituents as a man of integrity with a focus on job creation and inspires hope for the future in both young and old.
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Even before the Proper Human Sexual Rights and Ghanaian Family Values (“Anti-LGBTQ”) Bill passed by Parliament on the 28th of February, 2024 is submitted to the president to assent to it, the Finance Ministry has recommended some actions to help minimize the impact of the bill on the 2024 budget.
Among the recommendations include:
a. H.E. the President may have to defer assenting to the Bill until the court rules on the legal issues tabled by key national stakeholders (CSOs and CHRAJ).
b. structured engagement with local conservative forces such as religious bodies and faith-based organizations to communicate the economic implications of the passage of the “Anti LGBTQ” Bill and to build a stronger coalition and a framework for supporting key development initiative that are likely to be affected;
c. an effective engagement with conservative countries, including the Arab countries and China. This could help trigger resources to fill in the potential financing gaps to be created; and
The recommendation is based on assessment carried out by the Ministry on the implications of the passage of the Bill on the 2024 budget of the country.
Per the assessment, it is believed that the reactions triggered by the passage of the bill from some of Ghana’s Development Partners, International Financial Institutions and CSOs in the country is an indication that the country would suffer some dire consequences by way of financial support from these institutions.
The report concludes that “the passage of the new Bill calls for fortifying local financial systems, strengthening African financial institutions as well as our development journey in partnership with other countries. In line with the Ghana Beyond Aid Agenda, Ghana can navigate the complexities of international relations and emerge with a robust, resilient economy with Ghanaian ownership of the commanding heights of the economy.”
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The Parliament of Ghana on Thursday operated without electricity from the national grid following a disconnection carried out by the Electricity Company of Ghana.
ECG carried out the disconnection when the House was debating the State of the Nation Address delivered by the President on Tuesday, February 27, 2024. Following the disconnection, the offices of the Members of Parliament at the Job 600 building has been without light but the main chamber had light from the generators at the facility.
The development caused some individuals trapped in the elevator and it took the intervention of some security persons to get them out. Parliament is said to be hugely indebted to the power distributor, ECG and that resulted in the power cut.
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The Parliament of Ghana has adopted new Standing Orders since the 2nd day of January 2024.
The revised Standing Orders according to the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Alban Bagbin seeks to address the evolving needs of Ghana’s dynamic and hybrid parliamentary democracy.
The Speaker, affirming the need for the new Standing Orders said the processes and procedures in the House is challenged, with time and practice exposing the gaps and deficiencies in the November 2000 Standing Orders.
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Francisca Oteng-Mensah, the Member of Parliament for Kwabre East Constituency in the Ashanti Region is the youngest MP in the fourth Republic. Born on February 14, 1993, she entered parliament in 2017 at the age of 24.
She is currently a two-term MP having been in the 7th and 8th Parliament.
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President Akufo-Addo today presented his last but one state of the nation address (SONA) to parliament giving overview of the country’s socio-economic standings even as the country is currently pursuing an IMF programme.
Below is the full Statement as presented to Parliament.
President Akufo-Addo of Ghana has finally yielded to mounting pressure for a government reshuffle, as announced February 14, 2024. Despite nearing the end of his term, the President has initiated significant changes within his administration, a move that some find surprising given the limited timeframe remaining in office.
The decision, communicated via a statement dated February 14, 2024, and issued by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, comes with immediate effect.
In this reshuffle, several ministers and deputy ministers have been relieved of their duties while new persons also have been given the opportunity to serve.
The list, however, shows that the parliamentarians have been the biggest beneficiaries.
Above is the infographic of MPs appointed as ministers under the reshuffle.
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President Akufo-Addo of Ghana has finally yielded to mounting pressure for a government reshuffle, as announced February 14, 2024. Despite nearing the end of his term, the President has initiated significant changes within his administration, a move that some find surprising given the limited timeframe remaining in office.
The decision, communicated via a statement dated February 14, 2024, and issued by Eugene Arhin, the Director of Communications at the Presidency, comes with immediate effect.
In this reshuffle, several deputy ministers have been relieved of their duties while new persons also have been given the opportunity to serve.
The list, however, shows that the parliamentarians have been the biggest beneficiaries.
The above infographic of MPs appointed under the reshuffle.
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A Committee of Selection is one of the first committees set up at the beginning of every new parliament.
The Committee under the Chairmanship of the Speaker is appointed to prepare lists of chairpersons, vice chairpersons and Members to compose the Standing Committees.
It ensures that every Member of Parliament in accordance with clause (4) of article 103 of the Constitution, serve on at least one of the Standing Committees.
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Ghana’s fourth republican dispensation has so far seen a number of Speakers over the period. However, majority of these Speakers have only managed to serve a parliament.
The fourth republic, has thus recorded only one Speaker who had the opportunity of serving in two different parliaments. Thus, the first and second parliaments.
Meet Justice Daniel Annan – Speaker of parliament from 1993 through to 2001.
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